GMB fails to pay wheat farmers

Government has failed to pay wheat farmers for deliveries to the Grain Marketing Board (GMB), NewsDay has gathered.According to farmers, this has dented their festive mood.One farmer i...

Zimbabwe bans grain exports

DESPITE the growing prospects of a bumper harvest in the 2022/23 cropping season, the country is yet to start exporting grain, as efforts to promote food and nutrition security at both household and n...

Matabeleland South to lead in agriculture revolution and devolution

MATABELELAND South is set to lead in the country's agricultural revolution emphasising on value addition as the nation implements devolution of power whose thrust seeks to bridge the development gap b...

Global warming crisis & the possible death of life on earth

I do not subscribe to the view that global warming is a direct result of human activities/industries. I believe that global warming is a product of nature or natural processes, that the phenomenon cou...

Zimbabwe urged to embrace GMOs

Zimbabwe has been urged to embrace genetically modified (GM) crops to improve harvests and reduce crop production costs.This comes as government has remained rigidly averse to GM crops, common...

Mugabe lays out Zimbabwe economic recovery blueprint

PRESIDENT Robert Mugabe yesterday outlined a 10-point economic recovery plan anchored on a robust agriculture revolution and advanced value addition and beneficiation of the country's vast natural res...

India to offer tractors to Zimbabweans on credit

India's largest combine harvester and tractor's manufacturer Preet, is in the process of negotiating a $100 million credit facility for Zimbabwe, a move that will assist farmers to purchase farmi...